Bug 1886

Summary:	permissions on /dev/dsp* and alsa
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Vahram Sukyas <sukyas>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) <drobbins>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	1.1a
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Vahram Sukyas 2002-04-17 17:22:47 UTC

Permissions on /dev/dsp* don't allow a regular user to play audio files (regular
users must be able to read and write to /dev/dsp*, or a regular user must belong
to group 'audio')

Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-04-17 17:53:05 UTC

um, not sure what the bug is here...

Comment 2 Vahram Sukyas 2002-04-17 18:01:20 UTC

I would suggest either changing the perms or making a note in the documentation
that a regular user must also belong in group audio.

Comment 3 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-04-17 19:19:52 UTC

It is already in the Desktop Configuration Guide--
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/desktop.html  and scroll down to Code Listing #22